The file hsloader.exe, known as Norton Protection Center Help and Support Loader, belongs to software Norton Protection Center by Symantec. Norton Protection Center is a process that is included with a Norton security product to provide status on the PC, Internet, and wireless security issues. It provides Protection Updates, which are definition files that are updated regularly as the antivirus software continues to detect and protect against newly discovered viruses and malicious code threats. Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, and Norton AntiVirus automatically perform updates if these software are installed in the system. Symantec recommends weekly updating of the definitions to ensure the security of the user against the latest emerging threats from malicious codes that come from viruses and spyware. Viruses are programs or codes that insert themselves into other programs or documents, while spyware is a type of malicious software that watches what users do with their computer and then sends that information over the Internet.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hsloader.exe. is used by Norton Protection Center, If you shut down hsloader.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hsloader.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Norton Protection Center, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hsloader.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton Protection Center, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hsloader.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hsloader.exe, belongs to, in this case Norton Protection Center